Abstract Aim To investigate the predictors and timing of recurrence after curative resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Method Consecutive patients who underwent PDAC (2011-21) consented to data tissue collection, were followed up prospectively in a single institution. Clinico-pathological variables analysed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results 91 (median age 71 years (range...

Despite advancements in medical therapy of Crohn's disease (CD), majority of patients with CD will eventually require surgical intervention, with at least a third of patients requiring multiple surgeries. It is important to understand the role and timing of surgery, with the goals of therapy to reduce the need for surgery without increasing the odds of emergency surgery and its associated morbi...

INTRODUCTION: Unplanned reoperation, specifically for free flap compromise, following head and neck reconstruction can exert a significant toll on the healthcare system and its resources. The timing of the different indications for reoperation remains to be elucidated. Given that the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) groups all causes of unplanned reoperations into a single ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review includes updated information regarding adjustable suture strabismus surgery for children and adults. RECENT FINDINGS Main themes in the literature reviewed in this article include the appropriate timing for the adjustment technique, appropriate anesthesia, recent modifications in adjustable strabismus surgery techniques, and future developments. SUMMARY Improve...

Background: The optimal timing for surgery in infective endocarditis (IE) with hemorrhagic stroke and neurologic deficits is difficult to decide because of the risk exacerbating provoking intracranial conversion after using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This retrospective study aimed investigate impact presence or absence preoperative hemorrhage (ICH) on surgical outcomes IE recent stroke.

Study Design Review of the literature. Objective It is generally accepted that surgical treatment is necessary for central cord syndrome (CCS) with an underlying cervical stenosis. However, the surgical timing for decompression is controversial in spondylotic cervical CCS. The purpose of this study is to review the results of early and delayed surgery in patients with spondylotic cervical CCS. ...

HYPOTHESIS Delayed surgical treatment of unstable distal clavicle fractures is associated with a higher complication rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1998 and 2008, a retrospective study of 38 patients (average age, 42.9 year) with Neer type II clavicular fractures was performed. Fractures were treated with a hook-plate (22 patients) or with superior locked plate with suture augmentation (...

AIM To demonstrate the overcoming of a surgical dogma related to acute cholecystitis treatment, in particular to the timing of the operation. METHODS One hundred cases of observed acute cholecystitis, submitted to an emergency postponed laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery and histological control of specimens to evaluate rate of surgical complications and rate of reconver-tion to open surger...